Release Date
August 14, 1998
Director
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Writer
Don MacPherson, Sydney Newman
Cast
Nicholas Woodeson, Fiona Shaw, Shaun Ryder, Carmen Ejogo, Keeley Hawes, John Wood, Eileen Atkins, Eddie Izzard, Patrick Macnee, Sean Connery, Uma Thurman, Ralph Fiennes
Studio
Running Time
89 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language
Secret British Agent John Steed has been assigned by The Ministry to investigate a strange incident involving the winter. Teaming up with him is meteorologist Emma Peel, a woman of wit and skill but also the one suspected for causing the incident. Nevertheless, "Mother," the man that runs The Ministry, thinks that she'll either lead them to the true culprit or be destroyed in the process; either way, they win. But what he doesn't expect... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
The Avengers is a movie that you will either love or hate. Smart dialog that ends up being more of a nuisance than comical and strange characters that could be funny but weren't are just the tip of the iceberg. The Avengers is sort of like a bad Far Side cartoon only stranger. If that's what you expected then you may like it... Otherwise, you'll just be lost. There really is no story, except for Sir August controlling the weather, and you have no idea what time period you're in. Part of it looks like the 1960's (when the show aired) and other sections look modern. Giant, robotic bugs with machineguns and little globes that control the weather just was beyond the realm of realism, which was quite disappointing. Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, and Sean Connery were not up to par with their typical standards (especially Connery, unfortunately). Full movie review »
